Axel Holmström (ice hockey)

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| name = Axel Holmström

| image = Holmstrom1722 35838372106 o (40542122552).jpg

| caption =

| image_size = 230px

| team = Vaasan Sport

| league = Liiga

| former_teams = Skellefteå AIK
Grand Rapids Griffins
HV71
SC Langnau Tigers

| position = Centre

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 198

| shoots = Left

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|06|29}}

| birth_place = Arvidsjaur, Sweden

| draft = 196th overall

| draft_team = Detroit Red Wings

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

}}

Axel Holmström (born June 29, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for Vaasan Sport of the Finnish Liiga. Holmström was drafted 196th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

=Junior=

During the 2013–14 season, Holmström recorded 15 goals and 23 assists in 33 games with Skellefteå AIK's J20 SuperElit team, as well as skating in four games for Skellefteå AIK. Holmström was ranked 90th by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau on their final list of the top draft-eligible European skaters leading into the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2014/06/red_wings_use_final_two_picks.html | title = Red Wings use final two picks in NHL draft on forwards Axel Holmstrom, Alexander Kadeykin | publisher = MLive.com | date = 2014-06-27 | accessdate = 2014-06-29}}{{cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724457 | title = Wings drafted for added depth up the middle | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | date = 2014-06-28 | accessdate = 2014-06-28}}

=Professional=

During the 2014–15 season, Holmström recorded ten goals and ten assists in 44 games during the regular season. He was tied for second overall in the SHL among junior-aged players in scoring. Holmström helped Skellefteå AIK reach the SHL Finals, and led the league in postseason scoring with seven goals and 11 assists in 15 games, breaking the league record for playoff points by a junior player, previously held by Daniel and Henrik Sedin.{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeysverige.se/robert-pettersson/2015/04/03/axel-holmstrom-pa-jakt-efter-poangrekord-i-slutspelet/ | title = Axel Holmström på jakt efter poängrekord i slutspelet | publisher = hockeysverige.se | date = 2015-04-03 | accessdate = 2015-04-03 | language = Swedish }} On June 15, 2015, the Detroit Red Wings signed Holmström to a three-year entry-level contract.{{cite web | url = http://griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=3706 | title = Wings Reassign Holmstrom, Griffins Release Spink | publisher = Grand Rapids Griffins | date = 2017-04-03 | accessdate = 2017-04-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170404215944/http://griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=3706 | archive-date = April 4, 2017 | url-status = dead }}

During the 2016–17 season, Holmström recorded one goal and one assist in 16 games, while being limited by injury during the regular season. He recorded three goals and four assists in seven playoff games to lead his team in playoff scoring. On April 3, 2017, Holmström was reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins.{{cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=770938 | title = Detroit signs forward Axel Holmstrom | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | date = June 15, 2015 | accessdate = June 15, 2015}} During the 2018–19 season, Holmström recorded 12 goals and 13 assists in 65 games for the Griffins.{{cite web| url = https://www.mlive.com/griffins/2019/04/griffins-axel-holmstrom-signs-with-swedish-club.html | title = Griffins' Axel Holmstrom signs with Swedish club | publisher = MLive.com | date = April 30, 2019 | accessdate = May 3, 2019}}

On April 30, 2019, Holmström returned to Sweden and signed a two-year contract with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).{{cite web| url = https://www.hv71.se/artikel/c5paajv3t-3iaijd/hv71-varvar-axel-holmstrom | title = HV71 värvar Axel Holmström | publisher = hv71.se | date = April 30, 2019 | accessdate = May 3, 2019 |language = Swedish}}

International play

Holmström represented Sweden at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where he recorded one assist in four games.{{cite web| url = http://hlinkamemorial.com/eng/statistiky.asp?filtrtym=SWE&sezona=2013&filtrpost=&order1=prumer&order2=body | title = Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Statistics | publisher = Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | date = 2013-08-12 | accessdate = 2013-08-12}} He later represented Sweden at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he was second-leading scorer during the tournament, recording three goals and eight assists in seven games.{{cite web | url = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/368/IHM3689900_85B_11_0.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210502075722/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/368/IHM3689900_85B_11_0.pdf | url-status = live | archive-date = May 2, 2021 | title = Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Scoring Leaders | date = 2014-01-22 | work = IIHF | accessdate = 2014-01-22 }} Holmström represented Sweden at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he recorded one goal and six assists in seven games.{{cite web | url = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/417/IHM417000_83_63_0_SWE.pdf | title = World Junior Championship Player Statistics By Team | date = 2015-01-23 | work = IIHF | accessdate = 2015-01-23 }} Holmström again represented Sweden at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he recorded one goal and five assists in seven games.{{cite web| url = http://stats.worldjunior2016.com/Hydra/419/IHM419000_83_64_0_SWE.pdf | title = IIHF World Junior Championship Player Statistics By Team | publisher = International Ice Hockey Federation | date = 2016-01-05 | accessdate = 2016-01-05}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 2012–13

| Skellefteå AIK

| J20

| 10

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 0

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Skellefteå AIK

| J20

| 33

| 15

| 23

| 38

| 12

| 2

| 0

ALIGN="center"

| 2013–14

| Skellefteå AIK

| SHL

| 4

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Skellefteå AIK

| J20

| 3

| 0

| 4

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2014–15

| Skellefteå AIK

| SHL

| 44

| 10

| 20

| 4

| 15

| 7

| 11

| 18

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Skellefteå AIK

| SHL

| 48

| 8

| 15

| 23

| 20

| 10

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 2

ALIGN="center"

| 2016–17

| Skellefteå AIK

| SHL

| 16

| 1

| 2

| 0

| 7

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

ALIGN="center"

| 2017–18

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 66

| 7

| 19

| 26

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 65

| 12

| 13

| 25

| 6

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2019–20

| HV71

| SHL

| 46

| 8

| 12

| 20

| 6

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| HV71

| SHL

| 42

| 5

| 8

| 13

| 12

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2021–22

| Vaasan Sport

| Liiga

| 59

| 7

| 14

| 21

| 10

| —

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| 2022–23

| Vaasan Sport

| Liiga

| 49

| —

—

2022–23

| SC Langnau Tigers

| NL

| 7

| —

—

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| 2023–24

| Vaasan Sport

| Liiga

| 53

| 2

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! colspan="3" | SHL totals

! 200 !! 32 !! 46 !! 78 !! 42

! 32 !! 12 !! 19 !! 31 !! 2

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! colspan="3" | Liiga totals

! 161 !! 40 !! 58 !! 98 !! 48

! 2 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2013

| Sweden

| IH18

| 7th

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 2

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| 2014

| Sweden

| U18

| 4th

| 7

| 3

| 8

| 11

| 4

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| 2015

| Sweden

| WJC

| 4th

| 7

| 1

| 6

| 7

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016

| Sweden

| WJC

| 4th

| 7

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=4 | Junior totals

! 25

! 5

! 20

! 25

! 8

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | AHL

Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins)

| 2017

| {{cite web| url = http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/06/13/grand-rapids-griffins-win-2017-calder-cup/ | title = Grand Rapids Griffins win 2017 Calder Cup | publisher = NBC Sports | date = 2017-06-13 | accessdate = 2017-06-13}}

References

External links

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Category:Living people

Category:Detroit Red Wings draft picks

Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players

Category:HV71 players

Category:Skellefteå AIK players

Category:Swedish ice hockey centres

Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen

Category:Vaasan Sport players

Category:People from Arvidsjaur Municipality

Category:Ice hockey people from Norrbotten County